InformationWeek Healthcare Blogs
Can IT Help New Cancer Screening Guidelines?
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Nov 23, 2009 01:36:PM
New recommendations from a federal task force last week about breast cancer screenings have infuriated many cancer survivors as well as medical professional organizations, including the American Cancer Society. The guidelines were based on data analysis of the risks and benefits of mammograms for women under age 50.
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Blumenthal: Patient Care, Not Tech, Will Drive Meaningful Use
Posted by Mitch Wagner
Nov 19, 2009 11:57:AM
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal dropped a big hint about upcoming criteria for giving out e-health records grants. He advised healthcare IT managers to focus on "goals of care" rather than technology.
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Reporting Health IT Security Compliance Gets Easier
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Nov 16, 2009 03:15:PM
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) has unveiled a new program that helps streamline how healthcare organizations report to their business associates their status of compliance to security regulations such as HIPAA and others.
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Blumenthal: Tear Down E-Health Barriers
Posted by Mitch Wagner
Nov 16, 2009 02:29:PM
The U.S.'s top e-health official urged healthcare organizations to tear down the barriers to effective exchange of e-health records in a message to healthcare providers.
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